Ammunition-vehicle.



W. MAYER. AMMUNITION VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 1906.

PATENTED JUNE 18, 1907.

. T aZZ whmn it may concern.-

TINTTF STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WIIJIIELM MAYER, OF ESSEI ONTHE-RUHR, GERMANY, ASSIGNOR TO FRIED. KR-UPPAKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, OF ESSEN-ON-THE-RUHR, GER- MANY.

AMMUNITION-VEHICLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 18, 1907.

Application filed June l8 1906. Serial No. 322,320.

Be it known that I, WILHELM MAYER, a subject of the Emperor of Germany,and a resident of Essen-on-theRuhr, Ri'ittenscheid, Germany, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Ammunition- Vehicles, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to ammunition vehicles and in particular,limbers and rear ammunition wagons in which the ammunition is arrangedvertically and one piece separated from the other, the object of theinvention being to construct the box of such vehicles in such a mannerthat the ve hicle becomes very strong and at the same time light andcompact.

In the accompanying drawing, the invention is by the way of exampleshown applied to a limber.

Figure 1 is a rear view of the limber, partly in section; Fig. 2 is asection on line 22, Fig. 1, looking from above; Fig. 3 is a side view ofthe limber, partly in section on line 3 3, Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 shows aperspective of the bottom of the limber box.

The limber box is provided with a lid B and is divided into threecompartments by means of two vertical partitions C into which arestamped bearings 0 (Figs. 1 and 2) for the wheel-axle H, the two outercompartments being adapted to contain cartridges.

In the upper part of the two outer compartments are disposed horizontalpartitions E (Figs. 1 and 3), in which are stamped seats e, one for eachcartridge. In the sheet-metal bottom D of the wagon box are stamped acorresponding number of seats d (see also Fig. 1) which taper downwardlyto fit the point of the projectiles, two caps F being secured to thebottom serve as protection for the projectile points which projectdownwardly from the seats (1 The sheet-metal bottom D (Fig. 4) isprovided with vertical flanges d and d which are formed by bendingupwardly the edges of the bottom. The flanges d and (2 lie against theouter faces of the vertical walls A A, A, A and A of the limber box andare riveted to said walls. In the flanges d of the bottom sheet arestamped rectangular bearings d which project through correspondingperforations in the walls A A of the limber box (see in particular Fig.2). The pole G which is provided with the limber hook g rests in thebearings (1 and is secured in position by means of rectangular frames Jwhich are secured to the flanges d and to the pole G.

In the flanges d of the sheet metal bottom D are stamped cylindricalbearings d which project through perforations in the side walls A and A(see in particular Fig. 1, left portion). The bearing faces of each ofthe bearings 61 are increased by means of a ring K secured to the flange(1 The bearings (1* and the rings, K together with the abovementionedbearings c of the partitions C receive the wheel axle H, which is heldfrom rotation and axial displacement by means of bolts L which passthrough the axle and the bearings c.

The invention is equally useful for rear ammunition wagons, in whichcase the bottom of the wagon box must be provided with flanges whichcorrespond to the flanges d and which receive the draw-beam.

Having described my invention what I claim as new is:

1. An ammunition vehicle having a box provided with a bottom having sidemembers with bearings for the wheel-axle.

2. An ammunition vehicle having a box provided with a bottom having sidemembers with bearings for the pole.

3. In a device of the character described, a box bottom made from asingle piece of metal and having upwardly bent flanges provided withbearings for the purpose set forth.

4. In a device of the character described, a box bottom made from asingle piece of metal having upwardly bent flanges throughout itscircumference; each of said flanges being provided with a bearingstamped therein.

5. In a device of the character described, a

boX bottom made from a single piece of axle and a second pair of sidemembers porsheet metal; the bottom having its four vided With bearingsfor the pole. I edges bent to provide vertical flanges, and Theforegoing specification signed at each flange being provided with abearing. Dilsseldorf, this third day of May, 1906.

6. An ammunition vehicle having a boX WILHELM MAYER. provided With abottom with seats for the In presence of projectiles and having a pairof side mem- WILLIAM EssENWEIN,

bers provided With bearings for the Wheel ALFR. FOHLMEYER.

